VDV Version ChangeLog

2011

New Features

• 3 new Toolkits added for VDV
  • Wind Energy Toolkit
  • Displacement Graph Toolkit
  • Google Maps Toolkit
• Support for 64bit OS
• Support for Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008
• Run db.robot.c as Windows Service
• Run db.web.browser as Windows Service
• User Interface improved. Double Click & Scroll Wheel active
• Intensity Plot
• Custom SQL Query
• Major upgrade for Real Time Display (previously named Web Map).
  • Compass Indicator
  • Graph Indicator
  • Numerical Indicator
  • Timestamp Indicator
  • Custom HTML indicator
  • Add photos to RTD
  • Add webcam to RTD
  • Navigation buttons. Show alarm status of linked RTD.
  • Popup Graph to instantly view historical data from the RTD view.
• Alarm Limits on Graphs
• VDV Mail Server Configuration updated. Allows SSL connection (Gmail mail server can now be used)
• Virtual Variables Updated.
• Report Toolkit updated
   

5.0

New Features

• VDV web in Multiple Languages
• Auto resize graphs on web
• Rate of change feature
• Custome Time Scale per Page
• Alarms for Virtual Variables
• NaN values as gap in graphs
• Histogram, user control for number of bins
• Mail Server configuration updated
• db.robot.c interface updated
• db.web.browser interface updated
• Direct Login improved
• Database Tuning feature
• Cellphone setup fixed
• Log & Square Root mapping for Time axis on graphs
• GPS coordinates can be imported into database
• Validation Toolkit Updated

4.5

New Features

• Report Toolkit
• Notes.  A powerfull web based diary feature allowing users to store notes with pictures and connecting them to Sites/Variables.
• Dual Y-Axis for Graphs
• Webcam
• Rolling Average
• Overlay Graph
• Displacement Graph
• Web Map Area Links.  Allow users to create nested Web Maps.
• Direct Login
• Backup Data Files
• Split Data Files.  Easily limit the size of data files by spliting them to month or year files
• Resize db.data.browser
• Web Maps can now display Data Update Alarm status
• Virtual Variable editor improved
• Alarm Delay.  User can now define a time period that a Alarm must be active until a Alarm is triggered.  Eliminates Alarms being sent for spikes in data.
• Skip Alarm Off message.  Users can now control whether they want to send a Alarm message when an Alarm goes off.
• Update Overview.  Users can now filter Site list to show only Sites with Data Update Alarm.
• Alarm SMS/Text Message.  Serial communications for cell phone fixed.

4.01

• Auto Refresh available on Web Page.
• User Name and Password for Mail Server Setup.
• Virtual Variables on Web Maps.
• Greater Control over Web Map Presentation.
• Steps added to Scale and Scroll timescale.

4.0

• Page Setup greatly improved. Users now have total control over how to present their data. Plot color, background color, grid color, x-axis timestamp can now all be modified. Plots can now be displayed as Line, Area or column.
• Greater control over User Access rights.
• Web Based User Access Setup.
• Web Based Alarm Setup.
• Web Based Setup for message Contacts.
• Data Overview on web. Easily view the latest update time for all Sites.
• Virtual Variabes Updated. 18 new functions added,  cos, sin, tan, acos, asin, atan, cot, rad, %, round, floor, ceil, abs, ln, log2, log10, exp, sqrt.
• Median and Standard Deviation added to available Unit calculations.
• Snapshot. Easily export graphs from db.data.browser to image file to use in reports.
• Advanced Windrose 1 & 2 updated. Users can now modify limits in Advanced Windrose 1 and setup limits for any Unit of their choice, before only Wind Speed Units could be used to filter.
• Advanced Windrose 2 now allows users to filter by any variable.
• Exponential values (1.000789e+007) can now be imported.
• Web Map updated. Features added for greater control over data presentation. Alarms can now be shown on web maps.
• Individual plots can now be hidden in enlarged graphs.
• Alarms can now be Confirmed using a Web Page and a description can be entered with the alarm. All alarms along with descriptions can be viewed in the log.
• Alarms now play a warning sound on an Alarm Web Page when a Alarm is active and has not been confirmed.
• Data files with txt label files including , (comma) can now be imported to VDV.